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Where does “ἄρτιος” come from?

ἄρτιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ἄρτιος (Ancient Greek): complete, perfect, suitable, exactly fitted;...

Definitions

  1. complete, perfect, suitable, exactly fitted;...

Ancestry of “ἄρτιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ἄρτιος”

  • artiodactyl
  • Artiodactyla
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